Clean Tech Industry Drives Job Growth

The report overviews a range of positions and their median pay levels worldwide, from mid-level LEED-certified architect ($58,700) and smart grid hardware design engineer ($87,700) to entry-level wind turbine technician ($52,600) and solar energy system installer ($40,000).

The job survey is a coproduction of Clean Edge and PayScale , the leading online provider of employee compensation data.

Clean Edge also released a companion report entitled "Five Emerging U.S. Finance Models: Powering Clean-Tech Economic Growth and Job Creation," showing that government spending alone does not drive clean-tech markets.

Published in partnership with Green America (www.greenamericatoday.org), a leading green-economy organization, the financing report concludes that for the U.S. to remain competitive with countries such as China and those in the European Union, innovative finance vehicles are imperative.

The financing report examines new mechanisms such as Clean Energy Victory Bonds, the Green Bank, City Funds, Federal Loan Guarantees, and Tax Credit Bonds.

"Clean-energy jobs are already growing faster than other sectors, but it is forecasted that we are just at the beginning of the clean-tech job creation era," says Clean Edge contributing editor Clint Wilder. "This is the greatest opportunity for wealth, job creation, and global economic competitiveness in a generation -- but we need vision, intelligence, and resources to guide our course in expanding this sector."

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